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Abate :: :: subside; decrease, lessen Abeyance :: suspended action Abscond :: depart secretly and hide Abstemious :: sparing in eating & drinking; Abstruse :: obscure; profound; difficult to understand Accord ::agreement Acknowledge :: recognize, admit Adamant :: hard; inflexible Adept :: expert at Admonish :: warn; reprove :: Adulation :: flattery; admiration :: Advocate :: urge; plead for :: Affable :: courteous :: Aesthetic :: artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful Affirmation ::positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath Agenda :: items of business at a meeting Aggrandize :: increase or intensify Agility :: :: nimbleness Alacrity :: cheerful promptness Allege :: :: state without proof Allegory :: story in which characters are used as symbols Allusion :: indirect reference Aloof :: :: apart; reserved Altruistic :: unselfishly generous, concerned for others Ambiguous ::unclear or doubtful in meaning Ambivalence :: the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Ameliorate :: improve Amenable:: readily managed; Willing 2b led Amnesty :: pardon Anachronism :: an error involving time in a story Anarchist :: person who rebels against the established order Analgesic :: causing insensitivity to pain Anathema :: solemn curse Anesthetic :: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness Animosity :: active enmity; hatred Annotate::comment; make explanatory notes Annul :: :: make void

Anomalous :: abnormal; irregular :: Antagonistic :: hostile; opposed; Antiquated :: old-fashioned; obsolete :: Antiseptic :: substance that prevents infection Antithesis :: contrast; direct opposite Apathy :: :: lack of caring; indifference :: :: Aphorism :: pithy maxim :: :: Apocalyptic :: prophetic; Apocryphal :: untrue; made up :: Apostate :: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs :: Apothegm :: pithy, compact saying :: :: Apparition :: ghost; phantom :: :: Appease :: pacify; soothe :: :: Appraise :: estimate value of :: :: Apprehend :: arrest(a criminal); dread; perceive Apprehension :: fear :: Apprise :: inform :: :: Approbation :: approval :: :: Aptitude :: fitness; talent :: :: Arable :: :: fit for plowing :: :: Arbitrary :: unreasonable or capricious; imperious; tyrannical; despotic :: Ardor :: :: heat; passion; zeal :: :: Arduous :: hard; strenuous :: Articulate :: effective; distinct :: Ascendancy :: controlling influence; Ascetic :: :: practicing self-denial, austere :: Ascribe :: refer; attribute, assign :: Asperity :: sharpness(of temper) :: :: Aspersion :: slanderous remark :: :: Aspirant :: seeker after position or status Aspiration :: noble ambition :: :: Assessment :: estimation :: :: Assuage :: ease; lessen (pain) :: Astringent :: binding; causing contraction Atone :: :: make amends for; pay for Atrocity :: brutal deed :: Atrophy :: wasting away :: :: Attentive :: considerate; thoughtful :: Augment :: increase :: :: August :: :: impressive; majestic :: Austere :: strict; stern Austerity :: sternness; severity Authoritarian ::favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic Authenticate :: prove genuine

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Avarice :: greediness for wealth Aver :: :: state confidently Averse :: :: reluctant Aversion :: firm dislike Avert :: :: prevent; turn away Avid :: :: greedy; eager for Avow :: :: declare openly Awe :: :: solemn wonder Babble :: :: chatter ugly Balk :: :: foil Banal :: hackneyed; commonplace; trite Bask :: luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth Bassoon :: reed instrument of woodwind family Belie :: contradict; give a false impression Benevolent :: generous; charitable Benign :: ::kindly; favorable; not malignant Bequeath :: leave to someone by a will; hand down Bilk :: :: swindle; cheat Bizarre :: :: fantastic; violently contrasting Blasphemy ::cursing; irreverence; sacrilege Blighted :: suffering for a disease; destroyed Blithe gay; joyous :: :: Blunder :: error :: :: Bolster :: :: support; prop up :: Bogus :: :: counterfeit; not authentic Bombastic :: pompous; inflated language Boorish :: rude; clownish :: Bristling :: rising like bristles; showing irritation :: :: Brittle :: :: easy broken; difficult :: Broach :: :: open up :: :: Brooch :: :: ornamental clasp :: Brusque :: blunt; abrupt :: Burgeon :: grow forth; send out buds Burlesque :: give an imitation that ridicules Buttress :: support; prop up :: Cajole :: :: coax; wheedle :: Candor :: :: frankness :: Cant :: jargon of thieves; pious phraseology Cantata :: story set in music, to be sung by a chorus Capricious :: Fickle; incalculable :: Castigate :: punish :: Censorious :: Critical :: Censure :: blame; criticize Cessation :: stopping Chary :: :: cautiously watchful :: ::

Chicanery :: trickery :: :: Circumlocution::indirect or roundabout expression :: :: Circumspect :: prudent; cautious :: Coagulate :: thicken; congeal; clot :: Coercion :: use of force to get someone's compliance :: :: Cogent :: :: convincing :: :: Cognizance :: knowledge :: :: Cohere :: :: stick together :: Collusion :: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme :: Commensurate equal in extent :: Complacent :: self-satisfied :: Compliance :: conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield :: Composure :: mental calmness :: :: Comprehensive thorough; inclusive :: Conceit :: whimsical idea; Concession :: act of yielding :: Conciliatory :: reconciling; soothing :: :: Concise :: brief and compact :: Concoct :: prepare by combining; make up in concert :: Concur :: :: agree :: :: Condescend :: bestow courtesies with a superior air :: Condone :: overlook; forgive :: Confound :: confuse; puzzle :: Conglomeration mass of material sticking together :: Congruence :: correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship :: Conifer :: pine tree; cone-bearing tree :: Conjecture :: surmise; guess :: Consign ::deliver officially; entrust; set apart Console :: lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort :: Conspicuous::easily seen; noticeable Conspiracy :: treacherous plot :: Contagion :: infection :: Contend ::struggle; compete; assert earnestly Contentious :: quarrelsome :: :: Contingent :: conditional :: Contract :: compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease :: :: Contrite :: penitent :: :: Controvert :: oppose with arguments; contradict

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Converge :: come together :: :: Conviction :: strongly held belief :: Convoke :: call together :: Convoluted :: coiled around :: Cordial :: :: gracious; heartfelt :: Corrugated :: wrinkled, ridged :: Covert :: :: secret; hidden; implied :: Convenant :: agreement :: Cower :: :: shrink quivering, as from fear :: Coy :: :: shy; modest; coquettish :: Cozen :: :: cheat; hoodwink; swindle Craven :: :: cowardly :: Credulity :: belief on slight evidence :: Criterion :: standard used in judging :: Cryptic :: :: mysterious; puzzling; secret Culpable :: deserving blame :: Dally :: :: trifle with; procrastinate :: Dank :: :: damp :: Daunt :: :: intimidate :: :: Debacle :: breaking up; downfall :: Debilitate :: weaken; enfeeble :: Decorous :: proper :: Decry :: :: disparage :: Deference :: courteous regard for another's wish Delineate :: portray :: :: Delude :: :: deceive :: Delude :: :: flood; rush :: Demur :: :: delay; object :: Demure :: grave; serious; coy :: Deplore :: regret; disapprove of :: :: Deposition :: testimony under oath :: Depravity :: corruption; wickedness :: :: Deride :: :: scoff at :: :: Descry :: :: catch sight of :: Despicable :: contemptible :: Despondent :: depressed; gloomy :: :: Despot :: :: tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler Destitute :: extremely poor :: Desultory :: aimless; jumping around :: Detached :: emotionally removed; calm Deterrent :: something that discourages; hindrance Devious :: going astray; erratic; cunning :: :: Devoid :: :: lacking :: Devout :: :: pious :: Diatribe :: bitter scolding; invective :: Didactic :: teaching; instructional :: :: Dichotomy :: branching into two parts ::

Diffidence :: shyness :: Digression :: wandering away from the subject :: :: Dilettante :: aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler :: Diligence :: steadiness of effort; persistent hard work :: :: Dilute :: :: make less concentrated; reduce in strength :: Diminution :: lessening; reduction in size Din :: :: continued loud noise :: Dirge :: :: lament with music :: Disabuse :: correct a false impression; undeceive :: Discerning :: mentally quick and observant; having insight :: :: Discomfit :: put to rout; defeat; disconcert :: Discordant :: inharmonious; conflicting :: :: Discourse :: formal discussion; Discrete :: separate; unconnected :: Discriminating :: able to see differences; prejudiced :: :: Discursive :: digressing; rambling :: Disdain :: treat with scorn or contempt :: Disinclination :: unwillingness :: :: Dismiss :: put away from consideration; reject Disparage :: belittle :: :: Disparate :: basically different; unrelated Disparity::difference; condition of inequality Dispassionate :: calm; impartial :: :: Dispel :: scatter; drive away; cause to vanish Disperse :: scatter :: Disputatious :: argumentative; fond of argument :: :: Dissemble :: disguise; pretend :: Disseminate :: scatter (like seeds) :: Dissent :: disagree :: :: Dissonance :: discord :: :: Distend :: :: expand; swell out Distrait :: :: absentminded :: Divergent :: differing; deviating Divest :: strip; deprive :: Divulge :: reveal :: Document ::provide written evidence :: Dogmatic :: positive; arbitrary :: :: Dormant :: sleeping; lethargic; torpid :: Droll :: queer and amusing :: Drone :: idle person; male bee ::

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Drone ::talk dully; buzz or murmur like bee Dubious :: doubtful :: :: Duplicity :: double dealing; hypocrisy :: :: Dwindle :: shrink; reduce :: Ebullient ::showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm :: Eccentric :: odd; whimsical; irregular :: Eclectic :: selective in choosing from a variety of sources :: :: Efficacy :: power to produce desired effect Effervescent ::exuberant; bubbly and excited Effrontery :: shameless boldness :: Elaboration :: addition of details; intricacy Elated ::overjoyed; in high spirits :: Elegiacal :: like in elegy; mournful :: Elicit :: draw out by discussion :: Eloquence :: expressiveness; persuasive speech Elucidate :: explain; enlighten :: Elusive :: :: evasive; baffling; hard to gasp Elysian :: :: relating to paradise; blissful :: Emaciated :: thin and wasted :: :: Embellish :: adorn :: :: Embryonic :: undeveloped; rudimentary :: :: Emissary :: agent; messenger :: Emulate :: rival; imitate :: :: Encomium :: high praise; eulogy :: Encroachment :: gradual intrusion :: Encumber :: burden :: Endorse :: approve; support :: :: Enervate :: weaken :: :: Engender :: cause; produce :: :: Engross :: occupy fully :: Enhance :: advance; improve :: :: Enigma :: puzzle :: :: Enigmatic :: obscure; puzzling :: Enmity :: :: ill will; hatred :: :: Ephemeral :: short-lived; fleeting :: :: Epic :: :: long heroic poem or similar work of art :: :: Epithet :: :: a word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing :: Equilibrium :: balance :: :: Equivocal :: doubtful; ambiguous :: :: Equivocate :: lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth :: Erratic :: :: odd; unpredictable :: :: Erroneous :: mistaken; wrong :: ::

Erudite :: :: learned; scholarly :: :: Eschew :: avoid :: Esoteric :: known only to a chosen few :: :: Espouse :: adopt; support :: Eulogy :: :: praise :: :: Euphemism :: mild expression in place of an unpleasant one :: :: Euphoria :: feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated) :: Evanescent :: fleeting; vanishing :: Evoke :: call forth :: Exacerbate :: worsen; embitter :: :: Exculpate :: clear from blame :: Execute :: put into effect; carry out :: Exegesis :: explanation, especially of Biblical passages :: Exemplary:: serving as a model; outstanding Exemplify ::serve as an example of; embody Exertion :: effort; expenditure of much physical work :: Exhaustive :: thorough; comprehensive :: Exonerate :: acquit; exculpate :: :: Expedite :: hasten :: :: Expiate :: :: make amends for (a sin) :: Explicit :: definite; open :: :: Exploit :: deed or action, particularly a brave deed :: Extemporaneous :: not planned; impromptu Extant :: still in existence :: Extol :: praise; glorify :: :: Extraneous ::not essential; external :: Extricate :: free; disentangle :: :: Exuberance :: abundance; effusiveness; lavishness :: :: Facetious :: humorous; jocular :: Facile :: easy; expert :: :: ` Facilitate :: make less difficult :: :: Faction :: :: party; clique; dissension :: Fallacious :: misleading :: Falter :: hesitate :: Fanaticism :: excessive zeal :: :: Fawning :: courting behavior by cringing and flattering :: Felicitous :: apt; suitably expressed; well chosen :: Felon :: person convicted of grave crime :: Fervent :: :: ardent; hot :: Fervor :: :: glowing ardor :: :: Fickle :: changeable; faithless ::

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Finicky :: too particular; fussy :: Flagrant :: conspicuously wicked :: Flamboyant :: ornate :: Flaunt :: display ostentatiously :: Fledgling :: inexperienced :: Flinch :: hesitate; shrink Flippancy :: trifling gaiety :: Flit :: :: fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by :: Florid :: :: flowery; ruddy :: Flout :: :: reject; mock :: Fluke::unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune Fluster :: :: confuse :: Foible :: :: weakness; slight fault :: Foment :: stir up; instigate :: Foolhardy :: rash :: Foppish :: vain about dress and appearance Fgainsay :: deny :: Oresight :: ability to foresee future happenings; prudence :: :: Forestall :: prevent by taking action in advance :: Formidable :: menacing; threatening :: Fortuitous :: accidental; by chance :: Foster :: :: rear; encourage :: Fracas :: :: brawl; melee :: Fraudulent :: cheating; deceitful :: Frenzied :: madly excited :: Fret :: :: to be annoyed or vexed :: Frivolity :: lack of seriousness :: :: Furtive :: :: stealthy; sneaky :: :: Gaffe :: :: social blunder :: Gainsay :: deny :: Garbled :: mixed up; based on false or unfair selection :: :: Garner :: :: gather; store up :: Garrulous :: loquacious; wordy :: Gauche :: clumsy; boorish :: Gist :: :: essence :: Glib :: :: fluent :: Gloat :: :: express evil satisfaction; Glutton :: someone who eats too much :: :: Goad :: :: urge on :: Gorge :: :: small, steep-walled canyon :: Gorge :: :: stuff oneself :: Gouge :: :: tear out :: Gravity :: seriousness :: :: Gregarious :: sociable :: :: Grill :: :: question severely :: Grovel :: :: crawl or creep on ground;

Grudging :: unwilling; reluctant; stingy :: Guile :: deceit; duplicity :: :: Gullible :: easily deceived :: Hackneyed :: commonplace; trite :: Hallucination :: delusion :: Hamper :: :: obstruct :: :: Haphazard :: random; by chance :: :: Harangue :: noisy speech :: Harbor :: provide a refuge for; hide :: Hardy :: sturdy; robust; Haughtiness :: pride; arrogance :: :: Hedonism :: belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life :: :: Heretic :: person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church Heterodox :: unorthodox; unconventional Hoax :: trick; practical joke :: Holster :: :: pistol case :: Homogeneous ::of the same kind :: Humane :: kind :: :: Hyperbole :: exaggeration; overstatement :: Hypercritical :: excessively exacting :: Hypocritical :: pertaining to be virtuous; deceiving :: :: Idiosyncrasy :: peculiarity; eccentricity :: Idolatry :: worship of idols; excessive admiration :: Illicit :: :: illegal :: Immutable :: unchangeable :: :: Impair :: :: worsen; diminish in value :: :: Impassive :: without feeling; not affected by pain :: :: Impede :: :: hinder; block; delay :: :: Impervious :: not penetrable; not permitting passage through :: Impetuous :: violent; hasty; rash :: Implacable :: incapable of being pacified :: Implement :: put into effect; supply with tools Implication :: that is hinted at or suggested Implicit :: understood but not stated :: :: Impostor :: someone who assumes false identity :: Impregnable :: invulnerable :: Impromptu :: without previous preparation :: Improvise :: compose on the spur of the moment :: Imprudent :: lacking caution; injudicious :: Impugn :: doubt; challenge; gainsay ::

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Impunity :: freedom from punishment :: Inadvertently :: carelessly; unintentionally :: Inane :: :: silly; senseless :: :: Inaugurate :: start; initiate; install at office :: Incessant :: uninterrupted :: :: Inchoate :: recently begun; rudimentary; elementary :: Incidence :: rate of occurrence; particular occurrence :: Incidental :: not essential; minor :: :: Incipient :: beginning; in an early stage :: Incisive :: cutting; sharp :: :: Incite :: :: arouse to action :: :: Inclusive :: tending to include all :: :: Incongruous :: not fitting; absurd :: :: Inconsequential :: of trifling significance Incontinent :: lacking self-restraint; licentious :: Incontrovertible :: indisputable :: :: Incorporeal :: immaterial; Incorrigible :: uncorrectable :: :: Incursion :: temporary invasion :: Indict :: :: charge :: :: Indifferent :: unmoved; lacking concern :: :: Indigenous :: native :: Indigent :: poor :: Indiscriminate :: choosing at random; confused :: :: Indolent :: lazy :: :: Induce :: :: persuade; bring about :: :: Indulgent :: humoring; yielding; lenient :: :: Inept :: :: unsuited; absurd; incompetent :: Inert :: :: inactive; lacking power to move Infamous :: notoriously bad :: :: Infer :: :: deduce; conclude :: :: Infiltrate :: pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily :: :: Ingenious :: nave; young; unsophisticated :: Inherent :: firmly established by nature or habit :: :: Inimical :: unfriendly; hostile :: Innate :: :: inborn :: :: Innocuous :: harmless :: :: Innovation :: change; introduction of something new :: :: Innuendo :: hint; inspiration :: Inopportune :: untimely; poorly chosen :: Insinuate :: hint; imply :: Insipid :: :: tasteless; dull :: ::

Insolvent :: bankrupt; lacking money to pay Insularity :: narrow-mindedness; isolation :: Intangible :: not material; not able to be perceived by touch :: :: Integrity :: wholeness; purify; uprightness :: Interminable :: endless :: :: Intermittent :: periodic; on and off :: :: Intractable :: unruly; refractory :: :: Intransigent :: refusing any compromise; stubborn :: Intrepid :: fearless :: Intricate :: complex; knotty; tangled :: Inundate :: overflow; flood :: Inured :: :: accustomed; hardened :: Invective :: abuse :: Invert :: :: turn upside down or inside out :: Invoke :: :: call upon; ask for :: Irascible :: irritable; easily angered :: :: Ironic :: :: resulting in unexpected and contrary manner :: :: Irate :: :: angry :: Irresolute :: uncertain how to act; weak :: :: Irreverence :: lack of proper aspect :: :: Jocular :: :: said or done in jest :: Jovial :: :: good-natured; merry :: Judicious :: sound in judgment; wise :: :: Kindle :: :: start a fire; inspire :: :: Lackluster :: dull :: Laconic :: brief and to the point :: :: Lament :: grieve; express sorrow :: :: Lampoon :: ridicule :: Languish :: lose animation; lose strength :: Latitude :: freedom from narrow limitations Laud :: :: praise :: :: Lavish :: :: liberal; wasteful :: Lax :: :: careless :: Leaven::cause to rise or grow lighter;enliven Legacy :: :: gift made by a will :: :: Lethargic :: drowsy; dull :: :: Levity :: :: lightness :: :: Levy :: impose (a fine); collect (a payment) Limber :: :: flexible :: Limpid :: :: clear :: Loath :: :: averse; reluctant :: Loathe :: :: detest :: Lode :: :: metal-bearing vein :: Lofty :: :: very high :: :: Loiter :: :: hang around; linger :: Loll :: :: lounge about ::

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Lope :: :: gallop softly :: Lucid :: :: easily understood :: :: Ludicrous :: laughable; trifling :: Lull :: :: moment of calm :: Lumber :: move heavily or clumsily :: Luminous :: shining; issuing light :: Luminary :: celebrity; dignitary :: Magnanimous :: generous :: :: Malapropism :: comic misuse of a word :: Manifest :: understandable; clear :: Marred :: :: damaged; disfigured :: :: Martial :: :: warlike :: Maverick :: rebel; nonconformist :: Meager :: scantly; inadequate :: :: Meddlesome :: interfering :: Mediocre :: ordinary; commonplace :: Mercenary :: interested in money or gain :: Mercurial :: fickle; changing :: Metaphysical :: pertaining to speculative philosophy :: Methodological :: systematic :: :: Meticulous :: excessively careful :: :: Mettle :: :: courage; spirit :: Minuscule :: extremely small :: Misanthrope :: one who hates mankind :: Misconstrue :: interpret incorrectly; misjudge :: :: Miserly :: stingy; mean :: :: Mitigate :: appease :: :: Mollify :: soothe :: Molt :: :: shed or cast off hair of feathers :: Morose :: ill-humored; sullen :: :: Muddle :: confuse; mix up :: Mundane :: worldly as opposed to spiritual :: Nadir :: :: lowest point :: Nonchalance :: indifference; lack of interest Nonplus :: bring to a halt confusion :: Notoriety :: disrepute; ill fame :: :: Novelty :: something new; newness :: :: Nullify :: :: to make invalid :: :: Nurture :: bring up; feed; educate :: :: Obdurate :: stubborn :: Obliterate :: destroy completely :: :: Oblivion :: forgetfulness :: :: Obscure :: darken; make unclear :: Obscure :: dark; vague; unclear :: Obsequious :: slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic Obsolete :: outmoded ::

Obstinate :: stubborn :: :: Obtuse :: :: blunt; stupid :: Obviate :: make unnecessary; get rid of :: Obtrusive :: pushed forward :: Occult :: :: mysterious; secret; supernatural Odious :: :: hateful :: Odium :: :: repugnance; dislike :: Ogle :: glance coquettishly at; make eyes at : Ominous :: threatening :: :: Onerous :: burdensome :: Opaque :: dark; not transparent :: :: Opprobrium :: infamy; vilification :: Optimist :: person who looks on the good side :: :: Opulence :: wealth :: :: Overt :: :: open to view :: Panegyric :: formal praise :: :: Paragon :: model of reflection :: :: Parasite :: animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant :: :: Pathological :: pertaining to disease :: :: Paucity :: :: scarcity :: :: Peccadillo :: slight offense :: Pedant :: :: scholar who overemphasizes book learning and technicalities :: :: Pedantic :: showing off learning; bookish :: Pedestrian :: ordinary, unimaginative :: :: Penchant :: strong inclination; liking :: :: Penury :: :: extreme poverty :: :: Peremptory :: demanding and leaving no choice :: :: Perennial :: something that is continuing or recent :: :: Perfidious :: basely false :: :: Perfidy :: :: violation of a thrust :: :: Perfunctory :: superficial; not thorough :: :: Peripheral :: marginal; outer :: :: Pernicious :: very destructive :: :: Perpetual :: everlasting :: :: Pertinent :: suitable; to the point :: :: Perturbation :: agitation :: :: Pervasive :: spread throughout; permeating Petulant :: touchy, peevish :: :: Philanthropist :: lover of mankind; doer of good Piety :: :: religious devotion; godliness :: :: Piquant :: pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating Pique :: :: irritation; resentment :: Pithy :: :: concise; meaty ::

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Placate :: :: pacify; conciliate :: :: Placid :: :: peaceful; calm :: Plaintive :: mournful :: Platitude :: trite remark; commonplace statement Plumb ::checking perpendicularly; vertical :: Polemic :: controversy; argument in support of point of view :: Ponderous :: weighty; unwieldy :: Poignancy :: quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion :: :: Potent:: powerful; persuasive; greatly influential Preamble :: introductory statement :: Pragmatic :: practical; Precarious :: uncertain; risky :: :: Precedent :: something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future decision :: Precedent :: preceding in time, rank, etc. :: Precipitate :: headlong; rash :: Preclude :: make impossible; eliminate :: :: Precocious :: advanced in development :: :: Predecessor :: former occupant of a post :: :: Predilection :: partiality; preference :: :: Premise :: assumption; postulate :: Prerogative :: privilege; unquestionable right Presumptuous :: arrogant; taking liberties :: Pretentious :: ostentatious; ambitious :: :: Prevalent :: widespread; generally accepted : Prevaricate :: lie pristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled :: Probity :: :: uprightness; incorruptibility :: Prodigal :: wasteful; reckless in money :: :: Prodigious :: marvelous; enormous :: :: Proclivity :: inclination; natural tendency :: Profligate :: dissipated; wasteful; licentious Profound :: deep; not superficial; complete :: Profusion :: lavish expenditure; overabundant condition :: :: Proliferation :: rapid growth; spread; Prolific :: :: abundantly fruitful :: :: Prone :: :: inclined to; prostrate :: Propensity :: natural inclination :: Propriety :: fitness; correct conduct :: Protract :: prolong :: :: Provoke :: stir to anger; cause retaliation :: : Proximity :: nearness :: Prudent :: cautious; careful :: ::

Prune :: :: cut away; trim :: Pugnacious :: combative; disposed to fight :: Pundit ::learned Hindu; any learned man; Pungent :: stinging; caustic :: Quack :: :: charlatan; impostor :: Quaff :: :: drink with relish :: Qualms :: misgivings :: Qualified :: limited; restricted :: :: Quandary :: dilemma :: :: Quarantine :: isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection :: Quibble :: equivocate; play on words :: Ramification :: branching out; subdivision :: Rampant :: rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained :: Rebuff :: :: snub; beat back :: :: Rebuttal :: refutation; response with contrary evidence :: :: Recalcitrant :: obstinately stubborn :: Recant :: repudiate; withdraw previous statement Recluse :: hermit :: :: Reciprocal :: mutual; exchangeable; interacting :: Recondite :: abstruse; profound; secret :: Recourse :: resorting to help when in trouble Rectify :: :: correct :: :: Redoubtable :: formidable; causing fear :: Refectory :: dining hall :: Refute :: :: disprove :: :: Relegate :: banish; consign to inferior position Relevancy :: pertinence; reference to the case in hand Remnant :: remainder :: Remorse :: guilt; self-reproach :: :: Rece :: abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate Renegade :: deserter; apostate :: Repine :: :: fret; complain :: Repress :: restrain; crush; oppress :: Reprimand :: reprove severely :: :: Reprobation :: severe disapproval :: Reprove :: censure; rebuke :: :: Repudiate :: disown; disavow :: :: Repugnance :: loathing :: Repulsion :: act of driving back; distaste :: Rescind :: cancel :: Reserve :: self-control; formal but distant manner

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Resigned :: unresisting; patiently submissive Resolve :: determination :: :: Resolution :: determination :: Reticence :: reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to be silent :: :: Reverent :: respectful; worshipful :: :: Revile :: :: slander; vilify :: Rhetoric :: art of effective communication; insincere language :: Rift :: :: opening; break :: Roster :: :: list :: Sagacious :: keen; shrewd; having insight :: Salutary :: tending to improve; beneficial; Salvage :: rescue from loss :: Sanction :: approve; ratify :: :: Satirical :: mocking :: :: Saturate :: soak :: :: Savory :: :: tasty; pleasing, attractive Scanty :: :: meager; insufficient :: :: Scrupulous :: conscientious; extremely thorough Scrutinize :: examine closely and critically :: Seclusion :: isolation; solitude :: :: Sedentary :: requiring sitting :: Serenity :: calmness; placidity :: Servile :: :: slavish; cringing :: :: Severance :: division; partition; separation :: Simpering :: smirking :: Skeptic :: doubter; Slacken :: slow up; loosen :: Solemnity :: seriousness; gravity :: :: Somber :: gloomy; depressing :: :: Sordid :: :: filthy; base; vile :: Spendthrift :: someone who wastes money :: Sporadic :: occurring irregularly :: Spurious :: false; counterfeit :: Squander :: waste :: :: Squalid :: dirty; neglected; poor :: Stanza :: :: division of a poem :: :: Static :: :: unchanging; lacking development Statue :: :: law :: Steadfast :: loyal :: :: Stigma :: :: token of disgrace; brand :: Stigmatize :: brand; mark as wicked :: Stint :: :: supply; assigned portion of work :: Stipulate :: make express conditions; specify Stoic :: person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain :: :: Strut :: :: pompous walk ::

Strut :: :: supporting bar :: Submissive :: yielding; timid :: :: Subside :: settle down; descend; grow quiet Subtlety :: nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy :: Subversive :: tending to overthrow or ruin :: Succinct :: brief; terse; compact :: :: Superfluous :: excessive; overabundant; Supplant :: replace; usurp :: Supplicate :: petition humbly; Surpass :: exceed :: :: Surreptitious :: secret :: Adj Susceptible :: impressionable; easily influenced; Sustain :: :: experience; support; nourish :: Swindle :: cheat :: Sycophant :: servile flatterer :: :: Tacit :: :: understood; not put into words :: Taciturn :: habitually silent; talking little :: Tangential :: peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing :: Tangible :: able to be touched; real; palpable Taper :: :: candle :: Taut :: :: tight; ready :: Tedious :: boring; tiring :: :: Tentative :: provisional; experimental :: :: Tepid :: :: lukewarm :: Terse :: :: concise; abrupt; pithy :: :: Tirade :: :: extended scolding; denunciation Torpid :: :: dormant; dull; lethargic :: :: Transgression :: violation of law; sin :: Trenchant :: cutting; keen :: Trepidation :: fear; trembling agitation :: :: Trite :: :: hackneyed; commonplace :: :: Trivia :: :: trifles; unimportant matters :: :: Truculent :: aggressive; savage :: Turpitude :: depravity :: Turbulence :: state of violent agitation :: :: Uniformity :: sameness; monotony :: :: Unkempt :: disheveled; with uncared-for appearance Unobtrusive :: inconspicuous; not blatant :: Unprecedented :: novel; unparalleled :: :: Unwarranted :: unjustified; groundless; Untenable :: insupportable :: Untoward :: unfortunate; annoying :: Vacillation :: fluctuation; wavering :: :: Vagrant :: a homeless wanderer :: :: Venerable :: deserving high respect :: Venerate :: revere :: ::

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Veracious :: truthful :: Verbose :: wordy :: :: Verdant :: green; fresh :: Vertigo :: dizziness :: Vestige :: trace; remains :: Vex :: :: annoy; distress :: Viable :: :: capable of maintaining life :: :: Vicarious :: acting as a substitute; Vigor :: :: active strength :: Vilify :: :: slander :: :: Vindictive :: revengeful :: Virtuoso :: highly skilled artist :: :: Virulent :: extremely poisonous :: ::

Vituperative :: abusive; scolding :: Volatile :: evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; Voluble :: fluent; glib :: Voracious :: ravenous :: Vulnerable :: susceptible to wounds :: Wary :: :: very cautious :: Wax :: :: increase; grow :: Wheedle :: cajole; coax; deceive by flattery : Welt :: :: mark from a beating or whipping : Whimsical :: capricious; fanciful; quaint :: Zealot :: :: fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal ::

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